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Heavily delaminated/fractured stone cross needed to be removed for safety

Heavily delaminated/fractured stone cross needed to be removed for safety.

The cross was very heavy.
In order to keep costs down for the church a decision was made to cut the cross down into sections for safe removal with 1 machine rather than having to use a further lifting machine.
The stems were cut off first then sections of the main body so it could be removed safely.
We had a lightning protection operative at the ready to make good on the lightning protection.
Numerous pictures were taken in order for the stonemason we were working with to be able to sculpture a New Cross with his outstanding skillset.

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When the rains come everything starts going mental

When the rains come everything starts going mental. Going to be a fire fighting few days to get clients properties sorted.

Had a good few months of great weather which in itself can cause issues on roofs.

Those issues created, now come to the fore.
The amount of damage even one broken tile or flashings out can be outrageous (picture 7)
When left or undetected it can cause many thousands of pounds worth of damage especially when it’s very difficult access internally to rectify issues.

Whether it’s broken/cracked tiles, ridge tiles or chimney issues we will always make good.
Sorted approx 140 leaks over the last 12 months so it’s bread & butter stuff for HAP with our own platforms.
Have a good day people.
Hats on, viz on and let’s go as it’s gonna be busy.

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Finding and fixing leaks

Happy Friday people.
Very early start today working off lithium.

Second job of the day finding/fixing leaks with our 18.90.
Slope is bigger than it looks.
Got another two jobs to sort then gotta get our truck back up north to pick up our 33m that’s on a 2 day job.
Been a great week.
Have a fab weekend.

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Roof cleaning job started today using the PB18.90 tracked

Roof cleaning job started today using the PB18.90 tracked.
Perfect size without having to collapse the tracks to get round the back but it was tight.

This one is a very old roof with Hardrow tiles that have actually worn quite thin.

We found approx 6 cracked at the front and just know we fill find more at the back which is in a worse condition.
So during lunch break I flew over to our friends at Hunslet roofing to pick up some reclaimed Hardrow to swap the broken ones out while we were here so they will blend in nicely as it’s a lovely old property.

The picture (pic 4 )of the contrasting depth of a reclaimed tile and a broken one removed shows you how old they are as they are half the depth even of one that’s been reclaimed.
Should kick the can down the road for another 5/10 years if they look after it and don’t allow people to walk on it as they will just break.
They got lucky with HAP as they had gotten a quote from someone else who was planning to do it off a roof ladder.
They would have broken more than they were cleaned.

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Apex mortar crumbling

Little job in Leeds completed.
Apex mortar was just crumbling away creating some big gaps for water ingress.
All removed and repointed back in.
Before/after pics.
Harrogate Access Platforms for all your high level reactive repairs.

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This is about as tight as it gets

Our reputation just grows daily for being specialists with spiders.
This is about as tight as it gets with walkway railings jutting out.
Then having to find the space for legs in the jungle.

Perfect fit.

I got it in and then let Liam bring it out for more great experience.
Should you have any difficult access issues give HAP a call to see if we can save you money as manager thought they were going to scaffold it at substantial cost just to clean the gutters out.
Now going round the back of building which is nice and easy to access as still half of the side gutter to clear.

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Honesty is the best policy

Everything I touch at the moment turns to gold.
I’m so lucky.

Do you know why I think it is.

I’m brutally honest and that costs us as a business, a lot of money.
But I wouldn’t have it any other way.(honesty & integrity)

First time we have worked for this client this morning and I told her a number of things in our report that most other companies wouldn’t which will reduce our earnings with them.

“I’m really grateful for these images, thank you so much. I also appreciate your honesty, it seems its not very common at the moment!”

That statement right there!!!

I appreciate your honesty.

She knows I’m putting her company first!

Our clients come first, above us and our business as it is they that create our business.

Even got offered another job and again I gave her information to save her money which did me out of money.

“You don’t need a spider for that as you can use a boom” (which I don’t have).

Poof, more money given away , but I’m honest and I’ve created another great client!

Now having that mindset in our greedy industry is unheard of and will take us far.

Have a fab weekend everybody.

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I said it was tight

I said it was tight.

Just finishing off a huge job and getting 18.90 back out of a property.

There’s also a walled garden area behind the machine so no room for error.

Another 5* review on its way.

Client over the moon with outcome of the roof clean.
Going back in April for roof repairs as they are going to configure their back areas so we can get the platform in.

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Plan ahead

Little video of some of the types of installs we do for clients.

Should always plan ahead.

A 1600s building so everything needed to be spot on from our side.

2 visits to this one to get the numbers right as a lot going on.

PB18.90 collapsed down to get through 1.97 arched door.
Numerous steps to get down.
Tracked down a slope to get turned then up and in through a 1m gate.

Once through needed to slide machine to the left sufficiently to enable to set up the legs.

My son was working a night shift last night so I did the install on my own.
All sorted and we are ready for action.